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[Anonymous]

There is one additional exception to the “college coaches don’t generally contact H.S. coaches” observation. If a H.S. coach or assistant coach is a former player for the college in question, the college coaching staff will seek their input.

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Anonymous wrote:HS Coaches can help but not having a good/connected one does not hurt. But there are great HS coaches out there that do help asa supplement to club. KJ at SSSAS and MH at GC are good examples of those kinds of schools where your HS coach can play a role in your recruiting.

I would go further -- having a good, well-connected HS coach can make a big difference in recruiting. Is it absolutely necessary, no.
But, many college coaches also call the high school coaches for character references, and proactive HS coaches also call the college coaches, and those recommendations can and do make a difference, especially for high school coaches with good track records.

Yes but the point is the vast majority of those inbound calls to HS coaches would never have happened had they not been noticed first during the club tournament season. If parents reading this think that simply playing for a good HS team is enough to get recruited they are mistaken.

This is wrong. A high school coach can have a huge sway in recruiting. However, a kid will show had a kid shows. It’s not just up to tournaments for your kid to get noticed. You need to get to their camps, send videos, etc. hs coaches spend more time with players than travel coaches do. They vouch for the attitude, teamwork, and daily interactions with families, commuity and other teams. Majority of coaches are connected through hs and college, if you don’t realize this, you don’t understand the lax world. If your relying straight on a club coach, you’re also missing out.

I’ve had multiple D1 athletes play this sport. I think I know what I’m talking about. Their college coaches never contacted their HS coaches - ever - during recruiting. You say the “majority of coaches are connected through HS and college.” If you think coaches at BI, PVI, SJC, Oakton, Riverside, Potomac (all of whom have / had D1 commits) are connected with college coaches, you don’t know the DMV lax world at all. Of course players need to go to camps. Of course they need to send videos. Of course the kid has to be a great player and have a good attitude. But if your kid isn’t on a club that will give him / her good exposure during the summer tournaments, and you’re relying heavily on your HS coach to get your kid recruited, odds are you and your kid will be disappointed in the end. Truth hurts. Sorry

Based upon your comments above, I honestly dont believe you know what you are talking about. Trust hurts, sorry/not sorry.

Keep with this, you’re proving to all of us with each idiotic post you write what little you know. Folks - if you want to mislead your kid, follow this moron’s advice and rely on her HS coach to get her recruited.

I dont believe that was the advice at all. In fact, it was contrary to it, but to ignore or downplay the role that good HS coaches play in the process is moronic. College coaches have hundreds of kids they can pick from -- why wouldnt they ask the coach that knows them best and sees them play everyday? Are they only going to ask the opinion of the club coach or director? Of course not, moron.

Because outside a handful of select, well-connected HS coaches, college coaches work with clubs they know, trust and have history with. Because the good clubs have the concentration of great talent, and it’s easier for college coaches to go to where the great talent is / plays. They don’t have time to hunt down high school coaches with whom they have no personal relationship. And they don’t need to, because the club coaches and owners (the good ones) know these kids just as well from spending years developing them.

I’m just the one telling you the way it is and how the sport works from someone who’s been through it several times with a non-icon coach. And my experience has been validated by others (STAB parent notwithstanding because that situation is unique). You have the right to your own opinion but you don’t have the right to mislead others by presenting your theoretical opinions as facts.

You also shouldn’t pose rhetorical questions (and get indignant) when the answers from those who’ve been through it contradict your half-baked claims. Admit you haven’t and keep it zipped.

[Anonymous]

Amen.

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Not the guy who feels the need to call everyone "moron".

I'm the guy who keeps asking how the hundreds of talented players who don't have access to the top 30-40 clubs get recruited. What coach do the recruiters talk to?

This board seems to believe that the only players on D1 rosters come from the top clubs.

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The club

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not the guy who feels the need to call everyone "moron".

I'm the guy who keeps asking how the hundreds of talented players who don't have access to the top 30-40 clubs get recruited. What coach do the recruiters talk to?

This board seems to believe that the only players on D1 rosters come from the top clubs.

Very few non-club players will be good enough to be in that 3 percent who get recruited to a D1 school. Playing just during the H.S. season doesn’t cut it. But certainly the star players from lesser clubs can. They put together good highlight reels, show well in prospect camps, and know (or hire) someone who can help and explain how to reach out to coaches.

I know of a player from Utah that played for a very low level club, but managed to get selected for the UA 150, and eventually got recruited to a top 20 program. Being an exception to the top club scenario is not a mystery.

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That is where you can find me, with a full bottle of champagne.

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Anonymous wrote:HS Coaches can help but not having a good/connected one does not hurt. But there are great HS coaches out there that do help asa supplement to club. KJ at SSSAS and MH at GC are good examples of those kinds of schools where your HS coach can play a role in your recruiting.

I would go further -- having a good, well-connected HS coach can make a big difference in recruiting. Is it absolutely necessary, no.
But, many college coaches also call the high school coaches for character references, and proactive HS coaches also call the college coaches, and those recommendations can and do make a difference, especially for high school coaches with good track records.

Yes but the point is the vast majority of those inbound calls to HS coaches would never have happened had they not been noticed first during the club tournament season. If parents reading this think that simply playing for a good HS team is enough to get recruited they are mistaken.

This is wrong. A high school coach can have a huge sway in recruiting. However, a kid will show had a kid shows. It’s not just up to tournaments for your kid to get noticed. You need to get to their camps, send videos, etc. hs coaches spend more time with players than travel coaches do. They vouch for the attitude, teamwork, and daily interactions with families, commuity and other teams. Majority of coaches are connected through hs and college, if you don’t realize this, you don’t understand the lax world. If your relying straight on a club coach, you’re also missing out.

I’ve had multiple D1 athletes play this sport. I think I know what I’m talking about. Their college coaches never contacted their HS coaches - ever - during recruiting. You say the “majority of coaches are connected through HS and college.” If you think coaches at BI, PVI, SJC, Oakton, Riverside, Potomac (all of whom have / had D1 commits) are connected with college coaches, you don’t know the DMV lax world at all. Of course players need to go to camps. Of course they need to send videos. Of course the kid has to be a great player and have a good attitude. But if your kid isn’t on a club that will give him / her good exposure during the summer tournaments, and you’re relying heavily on your HS coach to get your kid recruited, odds are you and your kid will be disappointed in the end. Truth hurts. Sorry

Based upon your comments above, I honestly dont believe you know what you are talking about. Trust hurts, sorry/not sorry.

Keep with this, you’re proving to all of us with each idiotic post you write what little you know. Folks - if you want to mislead your kid, follow this moron’s advice and rely on her HS coach to get her recruited.

I dont believe that was the advice at all. In fact, it was contrary to it, but to ignore or downplay the role that good HS coaches play in the process is moronic. College coaches have hundreds of kids they can pick from -- why wouldnt they ask the coach that knows them best and sees them play everyday? Are they only going to ask the opinion of the club coach or director? Of course not, moron.

Because outside a handful of select, well-connected HS coaches, college coaches work with clubs they know, trust and have history with. Because the good clubs have the concentration of great talent, and it’s easier for college coaches to go to where the great talent is / plays. They don’t have time to hunt down high school coaches with whom they have no personal relationship. And they don’t need to, because the club coaches and owners (the good ones) know these kids just as well from spending years developing them.

I’m just the one telling you the way it is and how the sport works from someone who’s been through it several times with a non-icon coach. And my experience has been validated by others (STAB parent notwithstanding because that situation is unique). You have the right to your own opinion but you don’t have the right to mislead others by presenting your theoretical opinions as facts.

You also shouldn’t pose rhetorical questions (and get indignant) when the answers from those who’ve been through it contradict your half-baked claims. Admit you haven’t and keep it zipped.

Ok, good try. I know many college coaches and know how many times they call high school coaches. Maybe the lower tier dont call (dont know many of those folks and that is probably your experience), but the upper tier definitely do. In fact, its the exception if they dont, but keep fooling yourself.

[Anonymous]

Most high school coaches coach after getting off from their day jobs, the notion that they are actively involved in getting their players recruited is delusional.

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Anonymous wrote:HS Coaches can help but not having a good/connected one does not hurt. But there are great HS coaches out there that do help asa supplement to club. KJ at SSSAS and MH at GC are good examples of those kinds of schools where your HS coach can play a role in your recruiting.

I would go further -- having a good, well-connected HS coach can make a big difference in recruiting. Is it absolutely necessary, no.
But, many college coaches also call the high school coaches for character references, and proactive HS coaches also call the college coaches, and those recommendations can and do make a difference, especially for high school coaches with good track records.

Yes but the point is the vast majority of those inbound calls to HS coaches would never have happened had they not been noticed first during the club tournament season. If parents reading this think that simply playing for a good HS team is enough to get recruited they are mistaken.

This is wrong. A high school coach can have a huge sway in recruiting. However, a kid will show had a kid shows. It’s not just up to tournaments for your kid to get noticed. You need to get to their camps, send videos, etc. hs coaches spend more time with players than travel coaches do. They vouch for the attitude, teamwork, and daily interactions with families, commuity and other teams. Majority of coaches are connected through hs and college, if you don’t realize this, you don’t understand the lax world. If your relying straight on a club coach, you’re also missing out.

I’ve had multiple D1 athletes play this sport. I think I know what I’m talking about. Their college coaches never contacted their HS coaches - ever - during recruiting. You say the “majority of coaches are connected through HS and college.” If you think coaches at BI, PVI, SJC, Oakton, Riverside, Potomac (all of whom have / had D1 commits) are connected with college coaches, you don’t know the DMV lax world at all. Of course players need to go to camps. Of course they need to send videos. Of course the kid has to be a great player and have a good attitude. But if your kid isn’t on a club that will give him / her good exposure during the summer tournaments, and you’re relying heavily on your HS coach to get your kid recruited, odds are you and your kid will be disappointed in the end. Truth hurts. Sorry

Based upon your comments above, I honestly dont believe you know what you are talking about. Trust hurts, sorry/not sorry.

Keep with this, you’re proving to all of us with each idiotic post you write what little you know. Folks - if you want to mislead your kid, follow this moron’s advice and rely on her HS coach to get her recruited.

I dont believe that was the advice at all. In fact, it was contrary to it, but to ignore or downplay the role that good HS coaches play in the process is moronic. College coaches have hundreds of kids they can pick from -- why wouldnt they ask the coach that knows them best and sees them play everyday? Are they only going to ask the opinion of the club coach or director? Of course not, moron.

Because outside a handful of select, well-connected HS coaches, college coaches work with clubs they know, trust and have history with. Because the good clubs have the concentration of great talent, and it’s easier for college coaches to go to where the great talent is / plays. They don’t have time to hunt down high school coaches with whom they have no personal relationship. And they don’t need to, because the club coaches and owners (the good ones) know these kids just as well from spending years developing them.

I’m just the one telling you the way it is and how the sport works from someone who’s been through it several times with a non-icon coach. And my experience has been validated by others (STAB parent notwithstanding because that situation is unique). You have the right to your own opinion but you don’t have the right to mislead others by presenting your theoretical opinions as facts.

You also shouldn’t pose rhetorical questions (and get indignant) when the answers from those who’ve been through it contradict your half-baked claims. Admit you haven’t and keep it zipped.

Ok, good try. I know many college coaches and know how many times they call high school coaches. Maybe the lower tier dont call (dont know many of those folks and that is probably your experience), but the upper tier definitely do. In fact, its the exception if they dont, but keep fooling yourself.

Unless there is a personal connection they don’t do this, even at the highest levels. But keep flexing those muscles in front of the mirror - they won’t get any bigger.

[Anonymous]

The back and forth on this is just comical.

No. It is the rare exception when a college coach contacts the high school coach. period.

[Anonymous]

Our experience, with 2 daughters playing top 20 D1 lacrosse is that the top tier we were engage with did NOT call HS coaches. They ONLY called the club.

[Anonymous]

It’s now a point of pride for the bozo who keeps pushing the college-coaches-call-HS-coaches nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Reading this thread, it seems like you are basically SOL if your kid doesn't make capital in HS or you can get on Heros, Skywalkers, M&D or CavLax.

Is there really no path for a girl who never got in that pipeline?